Emergency personnel keep a presence following the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP A Virginia…

Hong Kong —  For half an hour as the fire grew and swallowed an adjacent building, Wan watched television in his home, unaware of the danger…

Key Takeaways A breast cancer diagnosis during pregnancy presented significant emotional and physical challenges, requiring surgery and chemotherapy while carrying a child. The support and…

Just 100 cigarettes over the course of someone’s life may be enough to raise their risk of heart disease and death, a new study suggests….

For older adults, the question isn’t just “how far?” but “how consistently and safely?” While general health guidelines exist, the “ideal” walking distance—in kilometers or…

Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena, 22, died when the Beechcraft King Air plane he was flying went down into a lake in a…

The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage…

It’s long been unknown what effect, if any, caffeine has on atrial fibrillation, or A-fib. Doctors often tell patients with A-fib to stop drinking caffeinated…

  President Donald Trump has granted clemency to former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry for a 1995 tax evasion charge. Trump, a White House…

In older adults at higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, even “modest” increases in daily steps seemed to help slow cognitive decline, researchers say.   People…